United Losing their Grip on the Title

Tottenham recorded their second consecutive win at Old Trafford with a 2-1 victory over Manchester United that lifted them to sixth in the Premier League. United began briskly but Emmanuel Adebayor guided in a header from Christian Eriksen's cross for Spurs. Eriksen doubled the lead with a close-range header after another Spurs break but Danny Welbeck beat Hugo Lloris to set up a frantic finish. Javier Hernandez had a late flick saved for the hosts as Spurs held on. It was a hugely impressive result for new Tottenham head coach Tim Sherwood, who is unbeaten in his four Premier League games in charge. Before last year's 3-2 win at Old Trafford Spurs had gone over 23 years without beating Manchester United on their home turf. But the Londoners' second victory in a row at the Theatre of Dreams shows that although they are unlikely to win the title themselves, they can still have a sizeable effect on the outcome.